Modernization

Making the Case for iPads in Every Classroom

Front Row Education makes an adaptive math learning iPad app for K-5 students.

Digital Government

White House Releases New Tools for Digital Strategy Anniversary

Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel says the effort serves as 'a giant permission slip telling government now is the time to innovate.'

Digital Government

What Google's X Lab Is Cooking Up Next

The company's secretive research office working on a number of neat tech innovations

Modernization

Softbank’s Latest Sprint Nextel Offer Includes a Seat on the Board for Uncle Sam

The seat would assuage fears about Chinese equipment suppliers like Huawei which might compromise the nation’s telecom infrastructure.

Cybersecurity

Dissidents Fight Back as Governments Step Up Spyware Attacks

Spear-phishing attempts are just one kind of attack government agents deploy against citizens.

Modernization

For Twitter Users, Two-Step Verification Is Finally Here

The added layer of security will likely help prevent hackings in the future.

Modernization

GSA Inks Bulk Wireless Buying Program With Top Telecoms

The new contracts come on the one year anniversary of the Digital Government Strategy.

Emerging Tech

Massive Catalog of Streaming Government Data Coming Thursday

The list of nearly 300 federal APIs marks the one-year anniversary of the federal digital strategy.

Modernization

Senators Turn Tim Cook's Hearing into an Apple Genius Bar Visit

Sen. John McCain asked Cook why he has to update his apps so frequently.

Modernization

Mobile Data is the New Luxury Good in Southern Europe

The growth of data usage in Europe has slowed down in places where the economy has been hit by the euro crisis.

Modernization

One Year After Launch, Cloud Security Initiative Has Its First Taker

HHS collaborated with Amazon to produce a safety authorization that any agency can reuse to cut procurement expenses.

Modernization

250 Million Tablets Will Be Sold in 2013

The tipping point at which tablets become the planet’s dominant personal computing device is nigh.

Cybersecurity

CenturyLink, AT&T Approved to Immunize Key Private Networks Against Classified Threats

DHS lets the companies sell government-furnished protections against malware spotted by intelligence officials.

Modernization

Amazon gets FedRAMP certification

Commercial cloud giant is the third provider approved to sell secure cloud products and services.

Digital Government

Shared Services Can Be a Money Maker for Some Agencies

Agencies counteract dwindling IT budgets by offering services to other divisions.

Modernization

Consumer Smartphones OK'd for Military Use Lack Certain ID Protections

Pentagon disclosed security approvals for Apple iOS and BlackBerry 10 mobile devices.

Digital Government

The Potential Problem With Personalized Google Maps? We May Never Know What We're Not Seeing

Google is promising a million maps for a million people with its redesign. But can it avoid confining us to customized urban bubbles?

Modernization

Congress Demands to Know if Google Glass Will Violate Your Privacy

Letter sent to search giant asks about implications of new technology.